Guilty Japanese Housewife Evades Tax

By Richard Babbot on September 4th, 2007

A smart witty business minded Japanese house-wife was found guilty of making a fortune in the currency trade. She was only an armature trader but was convicted for evading taxes on the profits from all her trades.

Yukiko Ikebe a 60 year old women was found guilty by the Tokyo District Court and sentenced to 18 months in preson, suspended for 3 years and was fine around $290,000 US dollars.

It was estimated that she made an amazing US$3.4 million dollars in 2 short years.

Read the complete article on International Herald Tribune.

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